The applicant, who alleged discrimination on the basis of sex and disability while incarcerated in a provincial correctional facility, filed a Request to Expedite her human rights application due to her precarious and worsening medical condition, including stage four terminal cancer.
The respondent took no position on the request.
The Tribunal granted the request, finding that the applicant's health issues constituted urgent circumstances that could affect the fair and just resolution of the merits of the application.
